Bottle-capping machine.



0. S. BBYBR.

BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 16, 1900.

PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

s SHEETS-SHIEBT 1.

PATENTED APR. 16, 1907.

0. S. BEYER. BOTTLE CAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.16,

3 SHEBT SSHEET 2.

cap, or if the cap is ously to the mto sealing relation with the meant to include a bendin -tool=having a plurality of faces forming a preferably be arranged to form a substan- UNITED sTArEs PATENT oEEIoE.

orro s. EYER, or EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR THOMAS H. PENISTON, or ORANGE,

TO NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-CAPPING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed November 16,1906. Serial No. 343.659.

Tofall whom it may concern: I "Be it known that I, Orro S, BErER, a citizen" of the United States of America, and a' l resident of East Rutherford, county of Berrelates to bottlecapplng machines, and has i more particularly reference to a machine for applying metallic I ca 9 to the outside of bottle-neck the'art as heretofore practiced it has been customary to force a metallic cap into sealing contact with the bottle by applying pressure simultaneously to all parts ofthe corrugated simultane-v several corrugations. This is apt to produce a shock which may result in breaking the bottle, especially when the lat ter is'not of standard size or dimensions.-

.One object of the present invention is the roduction of a machine in which the cap will e applied more gradually and easily than eretofore and without unduly straining the 'bottle To this end the invention consists in pro viding non-rotatable bending means adapted to bend certain portions of the metallic cap into sealing relation with the bottle, leaving intermediate unbent portions, and then sub sequently bending the intermediate portions bottle. If the metallic ca to be applied is of the corrugated type, the liending tool will first bend substantially alternate corrugations, leaving intermediate unbent corrugations, and will then bend the said intermediate corrugations relation with the bottle. In the specific form here followed the bending-tool planes and alternatin with each other. These bending-faces wil tially circular bending-tool; by which it is po y onal-sha ed die.

In order to permit of the ottle an bending-die accommodating themselves to each 0t er and in order to cause the bottle to center itself with relation to the bending-tool,

head formed. of two supporting members, with relation to which the bending-die has a lateral movement.

To facilitate the Withdrawal of the bottle from the bending-tool, the latter is provided withan elastic cushion adapted to be compressed by the top of the bottle-cap and which assists in releasing the cap from the bending-faces on the withdrawal of the bottle.

means are provided for causing the said support and bending-head to approach and recede from each other. This may imparting a motion-to the bottle-support or to both the bottle-support and bending-head; but preferably, and as herein disclosed, the bending-head is given a motion with reference to the bottle-support. In order to com-' pensate for any discrepancies in the size of the bottle, the said support is held yieldingly. This obviously could be accomplished by mounting a spring underneath the support. This, however, would impose a great strain on the bottle, and it is therefore preferred to interpose' a lever connection between the bottle-sup ortand the spring, bearing the relation of say, one to four, or

any other proportion found suitable where.

by the spring need only be compressed onefourth the distance of the movement of the bottle-support.

Other features of construction, combinations of parts, and arrangement of elements will ap ear as the specification proceeds.

' In the drawings, the invention is embodied in a concrete and preferred form, but

changes of construction may of course be made without departing and intended scope of t e invention.

be done by from the legitimate I the latter is loosely supported in a bendiug- A suitable bottle-support is provided, and

In the drawings, Figure" 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 1s a longitudinal sectionahview of'the machine. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig.

2. Fig; 4 is a vertical sectional view of the bending-head. Fig. 5 I

is aview similar to Fig. 4, but showing a bottle in the act of being sealed.

side elevation of the bending-die. 7

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different views.'-

Fig. 6 is a 1 indicates a framework of any suitable construction for properly mounting the parts of the machine.

2 represents a bottle-support consisting of the sleeve 3 capable of a vertical movement by sliding in the bracket 4.

5 indicates a bottle-socket composed of.

the platform 5 and the-spindle 5 in threaded enga ement with the sleeve 3. By adjusting die said spindle with reference to the sleeve 3 diilerent sizes of bottles can be accommodated. A lock-nut 6 is employed for the purpose of holding the parts in the 1 1 represents the bending-head, comprising an upper supporting member 12 and a lower.

supporting member 13 secured thereto.

This lower supporting member is provided with an inwardly-extendin flange" 14, on which restsi the bending too or die 15, held loosely between the two supportin gmembers and cap'able-ofa slight lateral movement.

40, sure, that part of the-faces of the ben ing- I end 22 of the die.

The bending-die. is substantially circumferential and is provided with a plurality of internal tapering bending-faces divided into' two sets 16 and 17, located in different ver-' tical planes and alternatingcircumferentially with relation to each other. This construction gives the bending-die a scalloped appearance. In order to prevent undue resdie which is located directly above the lower set of bending-faces '16 is cored out, as at 18. The lower supporting member is provided with a plurality ofspring-detents 19, which yieldingly supportthe bottle-cap before it is ap lied to the bottle.

norder to facilitate the withdrawal of the bottle from the .die, there is provided an elastic cushion 20, which is seated in the closed end 21 of the die and with whichthe top ofthe bottle-cap is ada contact when it is inserted t rough the open Any suitable means may be employed for imparting motion tothe bending-head, such as a ower-driven shaft provided with a onerevo ution clutch, but in the present instance it is preferred to provide a treadle 23,

pivoted at 24,83 an operating means. The ending-head is mounted to reciprocate in thebracket 25 and is suspended from the pivot 26 by means of the toggles 27. Con: nected t'o-these toggles is a ink 28, carried by the'reciprocating member 29, which latter in turn is attached to the treadle 23' by means 081?, tion to which. they have been adjusted. his

for supporting a bottle,

metallic cap into sealing relation ted to come in of the rod 3:1.v A spring 32 normally keeps j thetreadle in its raised position. I

When it is desiredto seal a bottle, the lat ter'is placed upon the bottle-support and a cap is inserted in the bending-head. The treadle is then depressed, causing the bending-head to descend and jthe lower set of bending-faces to come in '-contact with the cap, bending certain portions thereof into sealing relatlon with t e bottle, leaving intermediate portions of the cap unbent.

This insures the proper centering of thebottie and bending die, 'asthe latter will shift laterally to crepancy.

.upper'set' of bending-faces to' co1ne into action, thereby. bendingv the-remaining portions o'fthe cap intose'aling relation w th the bottle. During thisgactionthe top of the accommodate itself to any dis The continued downward mo. tion of the bending -head will then cause the cap will compress the elastic cushion within the-die, and on the withdrawalofl the bottle the expansion of the rubber will assist himleasing the bottle-cap from",'th'e bendingfaces. Should the ottle be somewhat larger than the predetermined size or pressurebe brought to bear uponthe cap beyond that exerted by the spring 10,- the bottle: support will yield a sufficient distancejto com ensate for the discrepancy.-

atIclaim is- 1. In a bottle-capping rfiachine, means an means'for firstbending certain portions of with as] Joe non-rotatable" I bottle, leaving intermediate unbent portions,

and then subsequently bending the said intermediate with the bott e.

2. In a bottle-capping for supporting 'a bottle, and means for first ortions into sealing relation machine, means bending substantially alternate corrugations of a metallic cap nto sealing relation with the bottle; leavin rug'ations, and t 'ing relation with the bottle.

intermediate unbent coren subsequently bending the saidfihtermediate"corrugations into seal- 3. In a bottle-capping machine, means for sup o'rting a bottle, and

nateicorrugations of a metallic cap into sealing relation with the bottle, leaving intermediatei unbent corrugations, and then 7 subnon-rotatable -medns or first-be'ndingsubstantially altersequently-bending said intermediate corv rugations into sealing relation withethe 4. In a bottle-capping machine, an upper supporting member, a lower supporting member secured thereto and having an-f'in- I ward-ly-extending flange, a bending-die rest ing loosely upon said flange between the two i supporting members, and spring-detents,

for yieldingly supporting the bottleeap,

carried by the lower supporting member.... s

a 5. In a bottle-capping machine, a bending vided into two sets located in di' erent vertical planes and alternating with each other; 6 In a bottle-capping machine, a hollow substantially circular bending-die having a plurality of internal bending-faces divided into two sets located in different vertical planes and alternating with each other circumferentially.

7. In a bottle-capping machine, a bottlesupport, a bending-head, means for causing the bottle-support and bending-head to approach and recede from each other, a bend ing-die, within:the bending-head, capable of lateral motion and having a plurality of bending-faces divided into two sets located in dil ferent vertical planes, and alternating with each other, whereby the lower set of bendingfaces will bend certain portions of a metallic cap into sealing relation with the bottle, leavmg intermediate unbent portions, and will tend to center the bottle and bendjng die with relation to each other, the upper set of bending-faces acting subsequently to bend the said intermediate portions into sealing relation with the bottle. a

8-. In a bottle-capping machine, a bottlesupport, a bending-head, means for causing the bottle-support and bending-head, toappreach and recede from each other, a bend- .ing-die, within the bending-head, capable of lateral motion, and hav ng a plurality of bending-faces divided into two sets located in different vertical planes and alternating with each other, whereby the lower set of bending-faces will bend substantially alternate corrugations of a metallic cap into sealing relation with the bottle, leaving intermediate unbent corrugations, and will tend to center the bottle and bending-die with relation to each other, the upper set of bendingfaces acting subsequently to bond the said intermediate corrugations into sealing relation with the bottle.

9. In a bot'tleeapping machine, a bottlesupport, a bending-head, means for causing the b0ttle-support and bending-head to approach and recedc from each other, a bending-die, within the lateral motion and having a-plurality of bending-faccs divided into two sets located in different vertical planes and alternating with each other, whereby the lower set of bendingfaces will bend certain portions of a metallic cap into sealing relation with the bottle, leaving intermediate unbent pdrtions, and

bending-head, capable of from the bending-faces on the withdrawal of the bottle.

10. In a bottle-capping machine, a bottlesupport, a bending-head, means the bottle-support and bending-head to approach andrecede from'each other, a bending-die, within the bending-head, capable of vlateral motion, and having a plurality of bending in diilerent vertical planes and alternating with each other, whereby the lower set of bending-faces will bend substantially alternate corrugations of a metallic cap into seal- 1 ing relation with the bottle, leaving intermediate unbent corrugations, andwill tend to center the bottle and bending-die with relation to each other,- the upper set of bendingfaces acting subsequently to bend the said inl termediate corrugations into s'ealing. relation with the bottle, and an elastic cushion seated within the said bending-die adapted to be compressed by the top of the bottle-cap and to assist in releasing the said cap from the bending-faces on the withdrawal of the bottle.

11. In a bottle-capping machine, a bottlesupport capable of a vertical movement, a bifurcated pivoted lever on which the said bottle-support rests, an arm shorter than the bifurcated lever extending in a direction opposite from that of the said bifurcated connected thereto, and a spring bearing against the end of the short arm.

l2. In a bottle-capping machine, a bottlesupport consisting of a sleeve capable of vertical movement, a bottle-socket adjustably carried by the said sleeve, a bifurcated pivoted lever on which the said sleeve rests, an i arm shorter than the bifurcated. lever-extending in a direction opposite from that of the said bifurcated lever and connected thereto, and a spring bearing against the end of the short arm.

Signed at Riverside, New Jersey, this 1st day of November, 1906. v

, OTTO S. BEYER.

Witnesses:

I Louis F. BUCHLER, IVAN KONIGSBERG.

said bending-die adapt-4 -faces divided into two sets located for causing lever and I 

